tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72355252766463341792014-10-02T00:57:46.024-05:00not so lonelycarlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-85518479933169530402012-12-18T02:51:00.001-06:002012-12-18T02:51:35.504-06:00Finished this guy earlier today <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-85igICg6rxQ/UNAulkYw4eI/AAAAAAAAAb0/NaBUdT1fGes/s640/blogger-image--1164603616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-85igICg6rxQ/UNAulkYw4eI/AAAAAAAAAb0/NaBUdT1fGes/s640/blogger-image--1164603616.jpg" /></a></div>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-28279501182926564172009-12-30T23:15:00.003-06:002011-03-01T23:04:06.391-06:00notes to self:Since no one really reads this blog, I figure my ideas are safe here. <br />-Scan pages from my sketchbook and make embroidered copies of them.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-2202853171782624632009-08-04T23:57:00.004-05:002009-08-05T00:05:17.583-05:00A good resource for recyclingThere's this website I discovered a while back called swaptree.com. It's a great resource if you have books or music or DVDs you no longer want and would like to trade them for other people's items. Oh, and did I mention it's free to join? Anyway, you post items you have and make a list of items you want and Swaptree matches your items with other people who have what you're looking for. I just think this is a great way of recycling. Sifting around the thrift store or Half Price Books can be fun, but you don't always find the exact item you want and this website makes it possible to find what you want for free! Yay! Who doesn't love free stuff?<br /><br />Here's the link for more info:<br /><br />http://www.swaptree.com/home/?tour=0carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-87939260594141220452009-07-24T20:47:00.002-05:002009-07-24T20:51:23.439-05:00Pictorial Webster'shttp://www.chroniclebooks.com/pictorialwebsters/<br /><br />I was surfing the Web and found this awesome book called Pictorial Webster's! I want it. <br /><br />And I just realized I have (read: had) a copy of Gray's Anatomy (the actual illustrated book, not the TV show) and I have no clue where it is! I think it's in my storage facility! And I'm freaking out a bit because I'm a little afraid that I may have left it in my last storage facility when I moved! Eeek!carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-89324002764849367712009-06-26T11:03:00.006-05:002009-06-26T11:09:22.535-05:00From my sketchbookHere are a few excerpts from my sketchbook. These started out with ideas on how to transform a t-shirt and then just kinda turned into some fashion sketches. The polar bear is a sketch/basic idea for a fiber art piece I am starting. <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyHGhh7HI/AAAAAAAAANU/zYvEk0ESl6Y/s1600-h/Journalcover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyHGhh7HI/AAAAAAAAANU/zYvEk0ESl6Y/s320/Journalcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351668461047245938" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyHa21oVI/AAAAAAAAANc/EyAVzG6wqDU/s1600-h/shirtideas1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyHa21oVI/AAAAAAAAANc/EyAVzG6wqDU/s320/shirtideas1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351668466505326930" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyH2ZwBZI/AAAAAAAAANk/K2pA6l6pHUo/s1600-h/ideas2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyH2ZwBZI/AAAAAAAAANk/K2pA6l6pHUo/s320/ideas2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351668473899517330" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyIASBgRI/AAAAAAAAANs/L_GgIavnIJQ/s1600-h/ideas3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkTyIASBgRI/AAAAAAAAANs/L_GgIavnIJQ/s320/ideas3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351668476551463186" /></a>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-40721659651117078832009-06-23T09:46:00.002-05:002009-06-23T10:02:36.745-05:00Ok, this has nothing to do with anything...I had a dream last night that I was going to perform with Prince. PRINCE! I had gone to see him and the show ended and then he picked some of the people who had stayed the latest after everyone left. We were going to be a drumline, and he was having me play some weird drum with huuuge drumsticks. We were also dressed in purple sequined outfits with black feather necklines. I was so excited but this was supposed to be a secret... But I tried texting people anyway. I tried calling my mom but I was using a pocket watch as a phone. I don't know why. I tried texting on it but of course it didn't work. It filled with water and then with blood. I woke up.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-56821030779927134002009-06-22T23:19:00.006-05:002009-06-23T10:22:41.214-05:00I never post anymore...But don't give up on me! I think about this blog a lot! And I'm actually making things. I just made two necklaces tonight; I've been making jewelry. I've got a series of artwork in the sketch stage and I am preparing to dye some fabric for a piece that will start out the series and set the tone. I recently put a few new objects in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5723830">Etsy shop</a>. Let's see if I can find pictures of them. By the way, why do the pictures I post on here always come out weird? I'm horrible with web design. Even though I've taken classes in it. I get confused real easy. <br /><br />Back to the series of artwork I'm conjuring up...<br />I had a dream that a raccoon came up to me and rubbed up against my leg the way a housecat would. Sort of in an affectionate way. In the dream, this raccoon may have looked at me in a manner that said, "Bring me to life." I have to do this. For all the animals and other life forms in my head. <br /><br />Notes to self:<br />-purple martin<br />-raccoon<br />-feral cats?<br />-bugs, moths, butterflies<br />-plants<br />-bees<br /><br />post to be continued...<br /><br />6/23/09<br /><br />These are the new things in my shop!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDyAElNTnI/AAAAAAAAAMU/4lh7UDW8aN8/s1600-h/towntote.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDyAElNTnI/AAAAAAAAAMU/4lh7UDW8aN8/s200/towntote.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350542440359874162" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx_n3N6II/AAAAAAAAAMM/UIUV46Q1rRI/s1600-h/tinyzip3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx_n3N6II/AAAAAAAAAMM/UIUV46Q1rRI/s200/tinyzip3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350542432650782850" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx_dj6YeI/AAAAAAAAAME/SqGTCzUeN98/s1600-h/pothdr4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx_dj6YeI/AAAAAAAAAME/SqGTCzUeN98/s200/pothdr4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350542429885456866" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx_KwYjEI/AAAAAAAAAL8/iqIz6YtiKFE/s1600-h/pencase1+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx_KwYjEI/AAAAAAAAAL8/iqIz6YtiKFE/s200/pencase1+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350542424837491778" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx-r-DFmI/AAAAAAAAAL0/5WPc4AYmDSc/s1600-h/gpothdr1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SkDx-r-DFmI/AAAAAAAAAL0/5WPc4AYmDSc/s200/gpothdr1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350542416573306466" /></a>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-63528824187779574572009-01-13T10:49:00.007-06:002009-04-12T01:36:31.804-05:00some more sketches<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/carlyg/science.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 595px; height: 687px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/carlyg/science.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-9158614318170657132009-01-12T00:33:00.004-06:002009-01-12T01:03:24.146-06:00sketchbook fall 2008/ early 2009<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrqyNlo4TI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/rsWhb4dt3nk/s1600-h/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrqyNlo4TI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/rsWhb4dt3nk/s400/IMG_0007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290298860661956914" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrqx6a_FgI/AAAAAAAAAJs/_2Fy5qDP_sw/s1600-h/IMG_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrqx6a_FgI/AAAAAAAAAJs/_2Fy5qDP_sw/s400/IMG_0006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290298855517001218" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrqAF7_QuI/AAAAAAAAAJk/6BtWYyQ3x4k/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrqAF7_QuI/AAAAAAAAAJk/6BtWYyQ3x4k/s400/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290297999614755554" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp_-HhCrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/1MaCjTL70Fg/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp_-HhCrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/1MaCjTL70Fg/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290297997515623090" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp_ZiNILI/AAAAAAAAAJU/-7dUQS_ck5E/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp_ZiNILI/AAAAAAAAAJU/-7dUQS_ck5E/s400/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290297987695452338" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp_EGlryI/AAAAAAAAAJM/ScBSlNKxnk4/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp_EGlryI/AAAAAAAAAJM/ScBSlNKxnk4/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290297981942476578" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp-0FXiSI/AAAAAAAAAJE/aUvPhAg-iV0/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SWrp-0FXiSI/AAAAAAAAAJE/aUvPhAg-iV0/s400/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290297977642387746" /></a><br /><br /><br />random sketchbook stuff. ckick on the pictures to see a larger version.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-44811083249511248612008-12-20T21:29:00.003-06:002008-12-20T21:37:13.712-06:00Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25lah21qI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Ovh8xEJ7ABU/s1600-h/rbquilt4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25lah21qI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Ovh8xEJ7ABU/s400/rbquilt4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282081990403085986" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25lDzbvXI/AAAAAAAAAIM/SEzn2SNqFmM/s1600-h/rbquilt3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25lDzbvXI/AAAAAAAAAIM/SEzn2SNqFmM/s400/rbquilt3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282081984302792050" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25kwSM7nI/AAAAAAAAAIE/izkxcrvvoA0/s1600-h/rainbowquilt2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25kwSM7nI/AAAAAAAAAIE/izkxcrvvoA0/s400/rainbowquilt2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282081979063135858" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25kr4UbuI/AAAAAAAAAH8/dwrvVEUtMB4/s1600-h/rainbowquilt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SU25kr4UbuI/AAAAAAAAAH8/dwrvVEUtMB4/s400/rainbowquilt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282081977880833762" /></a><br />There's a pattern in this book that I really want to do- it's a ridiculous quilt that looks really hard to make and really time consuming and really beautiful. Soon I'll have the book and make the quilt. I found some examples on a Flickr pool discussing the book.<br /><br />Yeah. This post is mainly a mood board-esque reminder to myself. But if anyone's reading this I'm sure you'll appreciate the craftsmanship of this quilt! Even if you're not a quilter!!carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-48554008806773498922008-12-01T22:10:00.005-06:002008-12-01T22:17:01.815-06:00New medium format photos. using a holga and a mamiya.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS2VLICubI/AAAAAAAAAH0/hRh2aJdXlfw/s1600-h/holga3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS2VLICubI/AAAAAAAAAH0/hRh2aJdXlfw/s400/holga3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275041538437724594" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS2UnoH5gI/AAAAAAAAAHs/ArvWKGi5iTs/s1600-h/holga2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS2UnoH5gI/AAAAAAAAAHs/ArvWKGi5iTs/s400/holga2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275041528908604930" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1lCJHdlI/AAAAAAAAAHk/K5qjYUvnjAU/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1lCJHdlI/AAAAAAAAAHk/K5qjYUvnjAU/s400/IMG.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275040711392589394" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1k5Be-NI/AAAAAAAAAHc/vs-ci5iohpA/s1600-h/holga1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1k5Be-NI/AAAAAAAAAHc/vs-ci5iohpA/s400/holga1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275040708944656594" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1k2lWDUI/AAAAAAAAAHU/YqBstAoUL6w/s1600-h/danny3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1k2lWDUI/AAAAAAAAAHU/YqBstAoUL6w/s400/danny3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275040708289760578" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1kjQoUnI/AAAAAAAAAHM/ed3IT3l_dfM/s1600-h/Danny2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1kjQoUnI/AAAAAAAAAHM/ed3IT3l_dfM/s400/Danny2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275040703102603890" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1kUez67I/AAAAAAAAAHE/_FAJDM3IYbE/s1600-h/Danny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/STS1kUez67I/AAAAAAAAAHE/_FAJDM3IYbE/s400/Danny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275040699135552434" /></a>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-13918321495896272162008-09-12T00:35:00.004-05:002008-09-12T00:42:51.721-05:00The Holga toy camera- find it cheap!<a href="http://www.foundphotography.com/PhotoThoughts/archives/holga120s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.foundphotography.com/PhotoThoughts/archives/holga120s.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />So I've just discovered the camera, because I'm taking this Photo II class. I've never worked with medium format film before, but I LOVE it! The dreamscapes you can create with one of these babies! And the fact that a simple Holga is under thirty dollars is definitely worth taking advantage of if you're a pro, photo buff or even if photography is just a hobby. I'm going to buy one tonight.<br />Check out these awesome pics taken with a Holga by microabi on Flickr!<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/microabi/522749545/in/set-72157600290827252/carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-43094451296588854772008-09-01T23:10:00.005-05:002008-09-01T23:18:27.165-05:00A page from my journal.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SLy9IdsAhJI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ABuk6DomrR4/s1600-h/skuljrnlpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SLy9IdsAhJI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ABuk6DomrR4/s400/skuljrnlpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241272019458229394" /></a><br /><br /><br />I JUST got a scanner today and this is the first image scanned with it. Now I can post pages from my sketchbooks and journals and can use drawings to add to my websites! yay! Also, you can click on the photo to make it larger so you can see detail.<br /><br />www.carlygarza.etsy.comcarlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-84681268097072272422008-08-25T15:41:00.002-05:002008-08-25T15:44:39.077-05:00A Beautiful Photograph From JPG Magazine<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SLMZNMBVT6I/AAAAAAAAAGM/mpzeWzRnLYY/s1600-h/caravannight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SLMZNMBVT6I/AAAAAAAAAGM/mpzeWzRnLYY/s400/caravannight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238558505917829026" /></a><br /><br />This is "Caravan Night" by Eric Finster. <br /><br />You would have to keep the shutter open for a long time to capture something like this!<br /><br />:Dcarlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-31852559985139721902008-08-24T11:31:00.006-05:002008-08-25T15:45:13.816-05:00Oilcloth Lunch Bag Tutorial / How-ToI found a tutorial QUICKLY for an oilcloth lunch bag! I have some oilcloth that I've kept for years, not knowing what to use it for. I'm definitely going to use it for this lunch bag, and I'm sure I'll have enough of it to make a matching makeup bag, too! I'll probably make some for my Etsy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/oil-cloth-lunch-sacks-10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/oil-cloth-lunch-sacks-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Click the title of this post to get linked to Skip To My Lou's tutorial!<br /><br />or copy and paste:<br /><br />http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/05/08/lunch-time/carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-9791789541173127702008-08-23T16:44:00.003-05:002008-08-24T11:43:20.020-05:00Sewn by Blythe: The Pitch of the Stitch<a href="http://sewnbyblythe.blogspot.com/2008/03/pitch-of-stitch.html">Sewn by Blythe: The Pitch of the Stitch</a><br /><br />ZOMG! I aspire to make amazing plushies like these.<br /><br />Sorry I couldn't put the photo up on my blog; for some reason whenever I try, I just get the blank rectangle with the "x" in it. Lame. So at least there's a link. You can also click on the title of this blog entry.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-8190242629277577422008-08-01T17:17:00.002-05:002008-08-01T17:22:33.677-05:00I'm moving to a new apartment!So I won't be doing any crafting for the next week or so. <br />I've got another custom bag to make before I can make more stuff for my Etsy, so there won't be so many new items in the next couple weeks.<br />:(carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-37687633937129346822008-07-31T00:02:00.002-05:002008-08-20T21:59:22.701-05:00Help Make Blogs More Visible!<div>Wed, 18 Aug 2004<br />GoMeme - Help Make Blogs More Visible!<br />Written by mark @ 10:49 am<br />TrackBack URI: http://blog.flat8.com/article_trackback.xml?article_id=553<br /><br /><br />There are by some estimates more than a million weblogs. But most of them get no visibility in search engines. Only a few "A-List" blogs get into the top search engine results for a given topic, while the majority of blogs just don't get noticed. The reason is that the smaller blogs don't have enough links pointing to them. But this posting could solve that. Let's help the smaller blogs get more visibility!<br /><br />This posting is GoMeme 4.0. It is part of an experiment to see if we can create a blog posting that helps 1000's of blogs get higher rankings in Google. So far we have tried 3 earlier variations. Our first test, GoMeme 1.0, spread to nearly 740 blogs in 2.5 days. This new version 4.0 is shorter, simpler, and fits more easily into your blog.<br /><br />Why are we doing this? We want to help thousands of blogs get more visibility in Google and other search engines. How does it work? Just follow the instructions below to re-post this meme in your blog and add your URL to the end of the Path List below. As the meme spreads onwards from your blog, so will your URL. Later, when your blog is indexed by search engines, they will see the links pointing to your blog from all the downstream blogs that got this via you, which will cause them to rank your blog higher in search results. Everyone in the Path List below benefits in a similar way as this meme spreads. Try it!<br /><br />Instructions:<br />Just copy this entire post and paste it into your blog. Then add your URL to the end of the path list below, and pass it on! (Make sure you add your URLs as live links or HTML code to the Path List below.)<br /><br />Path List<br /><br />Minding the Planet<br />Luke Hutteman's public virtual MemoryStream<br />geek ramblings<br />Spinneyhead<br />Flat8<br />www.carlygarza.blogspot.com<br />(your URL goes here! But first, please copy this line and move it down to the next line for the next person).<br />(NOTE: Be sure you paste live links for the Path List or use HTML code.)<br /><br />If you decide to follow the instructions it might worth sending a trackback to the sites in the list.<br /></div>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-49883005762687536172008-07-30T22:48:00.004-05:002008-08-20T22:00:06.191-05:00Amazon.com is so addictive! So are art books...I've been spending a LOT of time on Amazon.com looking at art/craft books. And it has the Wish List feature so I can just remember the books and music I want, and it automatically has "recommendations" for me of books I would like, which I end up liking, so I end up spending lots of time there. And money if I had it. <br />I've got some very comfortable cottony pj pants on and I'm starting to feel sleepy.<br /><br />Oh, I finished a bag today! It was a custom order, but I still would like to put photos of it up here so I can show you what I've been doing lately.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-52713301938471067052008-07-29T13:22:00.005-05:002008-07-29T14:21:49.388-05:00A book I discovered......when i was at half-price books. It's called Embroidered Treasures For Children by Claire Garland and it's my new inspiration.<br /><a href="http://www.ericas.com/embroidery/34353b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ericas.com/embroidery/34353b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />It had some cute designs for little mermaid and sailor stuffies for the kids, and my favorite was a beach tote with embroidered sea life all over it! LOVE it. I don't even have any kids and I'm probably going to buy this book soon just so I can make the stuff for myself/use the ideas in conjunction with stuff I'm currently doing. Like big totes and striped canvas and such.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-26365712920973588492008-07-19T10:18:00.005-05:002008-08-20T22:04:42.869-05:00Free business cardsI just got my first business cards in the mail the other day.<br />They're purty, and red, and they have my shop and email and stuff on them. But I hadn't put my blog on them because I wasn't using it at the time, so I guess I'll just have to write it on them myself. Which is fine! At least I have business cards!<br />Oh, and I also got an awesome new phone- for free.<br /><br />So I think my Etsy quota will be AT LEAST 2 new items a week. That means I better get working!<br /><br /><3carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-31953890564650549992008-07-15T00:59:00.005-05:002008-08-20T22:01:42.242-05:00Business and Life Goals: Within the next year...I know, it's totally the middle of the night. But I'm awake, as usual, and I have a bit of a sore throat.<br />I've been thinking about my business/life/stuff goals for the near future. In no particular order:<br /><br />1. Have some sort of monthly quota(and income!) for my Etsy, and diversify my products. Do sketches. Post them here. Develop blog concepts.<br />2. Keep up daily blog entries, include more writing (and of course keep posting pictures) and refer to current favorite blogs and websites.<br />3. Develop, improve on photo quality for blog and Etsy.<br />4. By this time next year, have enough quality inventory to enter into a craft fair. Preferably the one in Austin in October or maybe Fiesta Arts Fair, King William Fair, First Friday here...<br />5. Get and keep this voice teacher job!<br /><br />That's all I got for now. I'll probably add to this list later.carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-86162002805199188682008-07-14T13:08:00.007-05:002008-09-12T00:46:50.158-05:00sewing peaches 'n cream<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222933482664056818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHuWVIevV_I/AAAAAAAAABo/8PJcAUDfFKQ/s320/pwy1.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHuWUgmJ8fI/AAAAAAAAABg/HydwOgGClyc/s1600-h/pwyXCU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222933471957742066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHuWUgmJ8fI/AAAAAAAAABg/HydwOgGClyc/s320/pwyXCU.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Another new owl! This, of course, is my favorite because it's the newest, and I did a new little thing to make it look like he has feathers. I'm becoming more passionate about embroidery. If you want to see some super-cool embroidery, (based here in Texas!) check out:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sublimestitching.com/">http://www.sublimestitching.com/</a><br /><br />The "Day of the Dead" pattern is one of my favorites.<br /><br />I can't wait to get some of those patterns and try them out myself!carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-78534775121261103452008-07-12T22:36:00.004-05:002008-07-13T00:03:30.647-05:00my collection...i'm building up a collection of owls! they're all for sale on my etsy: <a href="http://www.carlygarza.etsy.com/">http://www.carlygarza.etsy.com/</a> , except for the little owl lamp that snuck into the family photo. i think i'm progressing in quality with each new owl i make and each new embroidery technique i learn. i'm becoming way more dedicated to my shop, and should be posting new items several times a week.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222338354882003858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHl5EIujw5I/AAAAAAAAAA4/cMwFeeEfRF8/s320/owlfam.JPG" border="0" />carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235525276646334179.post-32015082695453619122008-07-11T16:13:00.004-05:002008-07-30T23:17:28.611-05:00another new owl!<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHfNgzoeuCI/AAAAAAAAAAw/rFSQ-zuU1sk/s1600-h/blu1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221868256458881058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHfNgzoeuCI/AAAAAAAAAAw/rFSQ-zuU1sk/s320/blu1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHfNQHag0hI/AAAAAAAAAAo/nVz4CR31q6M/s1600-h/bludetail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221867969711231506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ySykWOhGqfg/SHfNQHag0hI/AAAAAAAAAAo/nVz4CR31q6M/s320/bludetail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this is my new blue owl stuffie.<div>proud of this one. new embroidery techniques, and i discovered that my camera isn't as crappy as i thought it was! yay!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>carlygarzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248670376838633520noreply@blogger.com0